"She is guilty of all of what has been charged," Warnken said. "And she admitted to that. And I agree. That takes guts"

There is a website called SaveBiannela.org along with a petition of the same name.

There is also a "Save Biannela" Facebook page that was created on July 14. As of Thursday afternoon, it had nearly 3,000 "likes."

Warnken is one of them.

"I don't want to beat the girl down," he explained. "I just want to offer a friendly hand and say 'Hey. Here's a letter, here's a card. Here's a little money for your commissary.'"

Warnken, a father of three grown children, is aware of strong opposition. Nevertheless, he said he hopes Susana receives a lesser sentence.

"What I want to say is be a good mother now. Rehabilitate yourself," He said. "Do something that's right. The choice is up to her."

First Coast News reached out to the attorney representing the prosecution. Jackelyn Barnard, Director of Communications for the State Attorney's Office, said "it would be inappropriate to make a comment before the hearing."